Jewel for multiple uses



G. A. J. BEZAULT Jan. 14, 1941.

JEWEL FOR MULTIPLE USES Filed March 20, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1941- G. A. J. BEZAULT 2,228,686

JEWEL FOR MULTIPLE USES Filed March 20, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 14, 1941 UNITED STATES Z ATFENT OFFICE JEWEL FOR MULTIPLE USES Georges Albert Julien Bezault, Juvisy-sur-Ottie,

France, assignor to Cartier, Inc., New York, N. Y.,.a.cor.pora.tion of New York Application March- 20, 1939, Serial No. 263,037

- In'France November 10, 1933 Claims.

The present invention has for its object a jewel for multiple uses, that is to say adapted to be worn in different manners, for instance as a collar, a pendentive, a decorative ornament for the hair, and so on. Furthermore, it has the great advantage that whateverbe the position in which it is worn its appearance is not impaired.

The jewel according to the present invention essentially comprises a flexible row or chain of 10 stones or other ornaments on which are hinged, at suitable intervals, decorative elements acting as pendentives, the assembly being effected in such manner that the pendentives can occupy any angular position with respect .to the chain,

and this as well on one side as on the other of said chain. It will be readily understood that, under these conditions, the jewel has a predetermined position in which it is to be worn as the other jewels of the same kind; but it can,

without any disadvantage, be turned upside down, the pendentives assuming by themselves their suitable position under the action of gravity, whatever he the relative position given to the whole of the jewel.

According .to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the jewel includes two or more flexible rows or chains with pendentive motives carried by each of said rows as above described, and advantageously arranged in staggered relation from on chain to the other. Furthermore,

the flexible chains are preferably connected-together, from place to place, through levers, equalizing bars or'the like, pivoted to a support,

said equalizing bars being arranged in such manner as to create, by their angular displacements,

a lengthening or a shortening of the respective chains with respect to one another, so that said chains are given substantially the same spacing fromone to the other, for different curvatures.

Other features of the present invention will result from the following detailed description of some specific embodiments thereof.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be hereinafter described, with reference to the accompanying-drawings,:given merely by way of example, and in which:

Fig. l is a front View of the jewel made according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view corresponding to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows, on an enlarged scale, details of construction of the jewel, said view being a section on the line III-III of Fig. 4;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on" the line 'IV-IV of according to the invention. l ll Referring to Fig. 1, it willbe seen that the jewel .is constituted 'by two rows or chains l and 2, provided at "their ends with hanging elements 3.

These chains l .and 2 are constituted by'a plurality of links or supports 4 carrying each a diamond or a precious stone 5 and connected together by flexible linking means of any kind whatever, which ensure a relative freedom of said elements. For instance, the connection be- 21), tween supports 4 is obtained by means of linking rings 5 passing around pillars 1 connecting each of the stone support or fitting to its base 8.

From place to place, I provide, along these chains 1 and '2, special supports 9 for ornamental elements H], which may be of any shape whatever, but the essential characteristic of which is that they are pivotally mounted on their respective supports 9.

For this purpose, the ornamentalelements H! 3'0, are each formed with a cylindrical projection ll adapted to turn ina'boreprovided in the corresponding support 9. A .nut l2 prevents projection H from slipping out of its bore. This nut is advantageously completed by a device preg5. venting accidental unscrewing thereof; for in-' stance the nut can be secured by means of a spot of welding. v

A chain element l4, also constituted by a. plurality of stone supports linked to one another, is connected to each of the ornamental parts l0. These chains elements are advantageously provided, at their respective ends, with diamonds or precious stones [5 of suitable size.

Due to their pivoting connection with the ornamental elements l0, elements It can assume any position whatever with respectto chains I and 2. In a general manner, these elements l4 will act as small pendentives, as shown in particularlby Fig. 1, and also by Figs. 9 to 11.

The end elements 3, which may also be provided with precious stones or diamonds, are preferably of the opening type, with branches l6 and I1 hinged together at I! (Fig. 2).

These branches surround the end 19 of clips 55 20 of any shape, but advantageously made as shown by Fig. 1.

In order to ensure a correct hanging of the jewel, the ends I9 of clips 20 are arranged in such manner as to be able to slide in elements 3, this sliding movement being, of course, limited in both directions, with a view to preventing the clip from slipping out of the corresponding element 3.

However, the clips can be detached from the elements 3 by opening said last mentioned elements, so that they can be worn independently from the remainder of the jewel, and inversely.

The branches or pins 2! of the clips permit of fixing said clips, according as the case may be, either in the cloth of a gown or the like, or in the hair.

Furthermore, these branches 2] can be used for connecting the clips, and therefore the jewel, with a lengthening chain, in such manner as to constitute a kind of collar; eventually, this extension part can have its ends directly connected to elements 3.

Figs. 9 to 11 disclose different manners of wearing the jewel, but it should be well understood that these examples have no limitative character and that the jewel can be worn as desired by the person to which it belongs, in any suitable manner according to the personal taste of said person.

When the jewel is to assume a curvilinear shape, it is necessary, in order to wear it in a correct manner, that the length of each of the chains I and 2 should correspond to the length of the circular arc along which it is to hang.

According to the present invention, this correction of the length of the chains is automatically obtained in the following manner:

Chains l and 2 are connected together, from place to place, for instance between two consecutive ornamental elements H), for instance by a cross member 25 on which are pivoted double levers 26 which form equalizing bars.

Each of these levers is connected, at one of its ends to a stone support 4a or 412 of chain I and at its other end to a stone support or 4d of chain 2, as shown in particular by Figs. 4, 6 and 7.

Adverting to Figs. 7 and 8, in which the possible displacement of the levers has been exaggerated, it will be seen that, in the case of Fig. '7, there is the same interval E between the stone supports 4a, 4b of chain l and the stone supports 40, 4d of chain 2, respectively.

On the contrary, in the case of Fig. 8, it will be seen that the interval between the stone supports 4a and 4b is reduced from value E down to a value c, while as a consequence of the angular displacement of levers 26, the interval between stone supports 40 and id is increased from E to e1, greater than c, the reversed result being obtained if the levers are pivoted in the opposite direction on their pivots.

' Owing to the action of these levers 26, the two chains remain perfectly concentric with respect to each other, even when their curvatures are slightly modified.

In'order to permit the free movement of the ends of the levers or equalizing bars, and to avoid the risk of stone supports 4a and 4b, belonging to chain l in the above described example, coming into contact with cross member '25, and being deteriorated, it is possible to design the latter as shown by Figs. 3 and 5, so that the ends 25a and 25b thereof are higher than the central part 250,

to which the levers or equalizer bars in question are pivoted.

The jewel according to the present invention can be made to hang in one direction or the other, that is to say with chain l at the top, as illustrated by the drawings, or, on the contrary, at the bottom.

It should be well understood that detail modifications can be brought to the embodiments above described without for this reason departing from the scope of the present invention. In particular, the invention covers the case in which the jewel would include a single chain, or on the contrary, more than two chains.

What I claim is:

1. A jewel for multiple uses adapted to be worn in all directions, which comprises, in combination, two rows of flexible chains, pendentives provided from place to place along each of said chains, respectively, means for connecting each of said pendentives with the corresponding chain adapted to permit said pendentives to turn freely with respect to said chain, whereby said pendentives are capable of assuming, with respect to the whole of the jewel, the proper vertical position under the effect of their own weight, whatever he the position of the jewel, opening end elements carried by the ends of said double row, respectively,

and clips slidably mounted in said end elements,

3. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, at least one flexible chain made of a plurality of links, and pendentives pivotally mounted, at intervals along said chain, on some of said links so that said pendentives can turn freely in a complete circle with respect to said chain and hang correctly therefrom under the effect of their own weight, whatever be the position of the jewel.

4. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, two flexible chains, each made of a plurality of links, pivotally mounted lever means for interconnecting said chains adapted to hold them in parallel relation to each other, and pendentives pivotally mounted at intervals along said chains, on some of said links so that said pendentives can turn freely in a complete circle with respect to said chains and hang correctly therefrom under the efiect of their own weight, whatever he the position of the jewel.

5. A jewel of the type described which comprises in combination, two flexible chains, each made of a plurality of links, pivotally mounted lever means for interconnecting said chainsadapted to keep them in parallel relation to each other, supports journalled in some of said links, distributed at intervals along the length of each of said chains, ornaments covering said supports and pendentives carried by said supports so as to be able to turn freely in a complete circle with respect to said chains and to hang correctly therefrom under the efiect of their own weight, whatever be the position of the jewel.

6. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, two flexible chains, each made of a plurality of links, pivotally mounted lever means for interconnecting said chains adapted to keep them in parallel relation to each other, and pendentives pivotally mounted, at intervals along said chain and in staggered positions from one chain to the other, on some oi said links so that said pendentives can turn freely in a complete circle with respect to said chains and hang correctly therefrom under the effect of their own weight, whatever be the position of the jewel.

7. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, two flexible chains each made of a plurality of links, a support from place to place between said two chains, a pair of levers pivoted at respective intermediate points to each of said supports and at their respective opposed ends to said chains, so as to keep said chains in substantial parallel relation to each other when their curvatures vary, and pendentives pivotally mounted, at intervals along said chain, on some of said links so that said pendentives can turn freely with respect to said chains and hang correctly therefrom under the effect of their own weight, whatever he the position of the jewel.

8. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, two flexible chains, each made of a plurality of links, a plurality of levers, associated two by two in scissor-like fashion, provided from place to place between said two chains, with their respective opposed ends pivoted to said chains, so as to keep said chains in substantial parallel relation to each other when their curvatures vary, and pendentives pivotally mounted, at intervals along said chain, on some of said links, so that said pendentives can turn freely with respect to said chains and hang correctly therefrom under the effect of their own weight, whatever he the position of the jewel.

9. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, two flexible chains, each made of a plurality of links, a plurality of levers,

associated two by two in scissor-like manner, provided from place to place along said chains and interposed between them with their respective opposed ends pivoted to said chains, so as to keep said chains in substantial parallel relation to eachother irrespective of their curvatures, supports journalled in some of said links, distributed at intervals along the length of each of said chains, ornaments covering said supports, and pendentives carried by said supports so as to be able to turn freely with respect to said chains and to hang correctly therefrom under the effect of their own weight, whatever be the position of the jewel.

10. A jewel of the type described which comprises, in combination, two flexible chains, each made of a plurality of links, a support from place to place between said chains,a pair of bent levers pivoted at their respective intermediate points to each of said supports, and at their respective opposed ends to said chains, respectively, so as to keep said chains in substantial parallel relation to each other irrespective of variations of their curvatures, and pendentives pivotally mounted, at intervals along said chains and in staggered positions from one chain to the other, on some of said links so that said pendentives can turn freely with respect to said chains and hang correctly therefrom under the effect of their own weight, whatever be the position of the jewel.

GEORGES ALBERT JULIEN BEZAULT. 

